I was asked to draw up some sketches for a heating-and-AC business mascot – they wanted a friendly-looking, cuddly husky dog. Not sure how realistic they wanted the drawing to be, I started with three different drawing styles.
They chose the third sketch, and I drew the finish in acrylic watercolor with prismacolor pencil texturing over it, on illustration board.
From the beginning the company wanted to make a stuffed animal of its mascot to give as a gift to customers, and the expert designer I worked with on this project – Chanin Milnazik of Brown Dog Design in Doylestown – made that happen. Here is the final adorable TemperaturePro Husky pup, named Comfy: